August 23, 2000 / Front Page

The last piece of the puzzle of the $5.5 million Main Street reconstruction project in Cold Spring/Nelsonville was put into place this past week as construction workers installed a box culvert extension at the Foundry Brook crossing in Nelsonville. More...

A special district meeting of Lake Peekskill residents will take place this Saturday, August 26th at the Lake Peekskill Community Center in order to inform residents of the benefits of Municipal Water and Sewer service to the community. More...

Over 200 people turned out on August 16 for a fundraiser held at Northgate at Dockside Harbor, Cold Spring, in support of Judge Thomas Scuccimarra. Pictured above is Judge Scuccimarra and his wife Barbara with Mrs. Pataki, Governor Pataki More...

The Learning Foundation of Putnam/Northern Westchester has announced that a dozen school districts in Northern Westchester and Putnam counties have been awarded a total of $16,500 in mini-grants for innovative educational programs. More...

In an unprecedented exhibit, the Putnam County Historical Society and Foundry School Museum this fall will offer visitors a unique opportunity to see the Hudson River through the eyes of the 19th-century artists who immortalized it through their work More...

If you know someone in your family or a colleague at work who has been touched by breast cancer you have an opportunity to take action and join the battle against this disease - The American Cancer Society More...

After several years of unsuccessful attempts to find a tenant for the long-vacant Butterfield Hospital in Cold Spring, the Hudson Valley Hospital Center (HVHC) is proposing a partnership with New York City-based Savoy Senior Housing Corp. More...

For probably the last time under the leadership of Superintendent John Kleinegris, the Putnam Valley School Board met last Thursday, August 17th at what could only be termed a "nuts and bolts meeting," tying up loose ends before the beginni More...

Focus on Philipstown

A new plan by the "Trustees" of our charitable trust to allow a company called Savoy to build an assisted living facility at our former Butterfield Hospital and purchase it later appears to be the latest clever device to sell outright our g More...

I will apologize to Messrs. Heuston and Mazzuca for the aggravated assault on the spelling of their surnames. Henceforth, if they do not mind, I will simply refer to them as Paul and Bill, respectively. More...

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